Posts by nevernever

You could try what I did for my dad.  He is extremely stubbon and knows it all and won't go to the doctor.  He was not well had pain in chest and down arm.  Didn't tell anyone at the time - this was on the Friday.  He was very sick on the Monday outside our doctors surgery and collasped, they called an ambulance, hospital, heart attack - we all get called up there - he refuses to have an op for a stent. We all go home and that nite I wrote him a note.  It was private between the two of us (but now I share!).  It said how much I loved him being my dad, my children love their granddad and that we didn't want to lose him that I knew he was scared and I was as well but that I would rather have him around than not and that it saddened me that he thought so little of his family to look after himself and have a simple 20 minute procedure.  That he would rather die and put us through years of pain by losing him but, I still loved him no matter what.

He had the operation two days later - okay he grilled the surgeon to make sure they wouldn't 'take his heart out' - don't know where he got that idea from but whatever.

Anyway, have you tried writing him a card, letter or just a note telling him you love him, and that your very worried about his health and you just want to help.  Worth a shot. Lay it on thick - it meant a lot to Dad he just didn't realise that all the rest of the family was suffering not just him.

Had a Mirena put in 3 years ago - no side effects and yep its great.  No weight gain - have in fact lost 46 pounds.  Hope it helps.

My friend had lap band over a year ago when it first hit NZ.  She lost 25 kilos (55 pounds) within the first 4 months.  She had another 30 kilos to go.  Now she is struggling.  She has put back on 15 of those kilos so 45 now to go.  She can't eat normal food, it gets stuck. She can eat chocolate and lollies because they 'slid down'.  I went to lunch with her, lunch got stuck it was only pasta.  She had to go throw up in the toilets.  Its not pleasant (for both of us).  She has basically fallen off the lap band wagon.

I was thinking of getting it done but it has totally put me off. No matter what you do you need willpower.   

Keep going with the healthy food and exercise, it will work.  It might take a while but the results are worth it.

I've lot 50 pounds exercising and watching (not overly strictly as I'm a chocolate addict) my food. Its not fallen off in a matter of months but it is slowly but surely coming off.

Three times but not my fault

1. School bully got around to finally picking on me so I smacked her one, turned out she had a hole in her heart and I got suspended she got nothing!  I waited for her outside the school gates, gave her a hiding so she won't pick on me again and also to make the most of the suspension I got

2. Doing fun things with the boyfriend.  Doh I got suspended and I spent even more time with him doing fun things!

3. Friend climbs robes in gym, dope falls from pocket, I pocket it, deny knowledge, get searched, find dope, called an accessory to the crime and got suspended again.

I used to get a canning alot.  School would say to Dad we are going to cane her and he would just say sweet as but if she smacks you back be warned.

I grew out of the aggresive wanting to kill everyone stage (I think!)

I'm supposed to be doing an urgent internet banking of $2.7m but he who must be abade, Mr Boss, Mr Perfect, Halo Man, It's not my fault man (need I say more!) has given me the wrong account to put it in so I'm sitting here waiting for him to get his act together!!!!  In fact if anyone wants a share of the money, let me know cos at this rate I could be here till midnight waiting for him! I wonder how much interest I could get overnite on that money um?!

Oh look here he comes ..... wait for it.....

I want to be able to buy clothes at normal stores instead of hunting high and low for something to wear and then giving up and having to wear the same clothes over and over and over again.

I want to be comfortable in summer instead of dripping in the heat and I don't want to be strangled by my bar anymore!

I want to not have to worry where to sit when I go out for dinner - that I have to squash past people or can fit the table. 

Last nite I took my jeans off without undoing the stud and unzipping the zip!!!  And they have no eslatic in them!  Time for a new pair I think.  I was so surprised when I did it

Hang in there - when I started I was 233 and could only walk slowly for 10 minutes on the treadmill - try increasing it by 10 minutes every week - it works - now I can run (okay jog) for 40 minutes without the need of life support and I'm down to 190. 

I also struggle and go very red when working out - often people come up to me to ask if I'm okay.